11.1 Frames of Reference and Relativity
- frames of reference
- theory of special relativity
- simultaneity: two events that are simultaneous in one frame of reference are in general not simultaneous in a second frame moving along with respect to the first; simultaneity is not an absolute concept.
11.2 Relativity of Time, Length and Momentum
- time dilation
- the twin paradox
- length contraction / Lorentz contraction
- relativistic momentum
11.3 Mass and Energy: E = mc2
- conservation of mass-energy
11.4 The life and times of Albert Einstein
12.1 Foundations of Quantum Theory
- blackbody radiation
- Planck’s quantum hypothesis
- Einstein and the photoelectric effect
- photodiodes and digital cameras
- momentum of a photon: the Compton effect
- interactions of photons with matter
12.2 Wave Particle Duality
- the particle nature of electromagnetic waves
- principle of complementarity: to understand a specific experiment, one must use either the wave theory or the photon theory, but not both.
- the wave nature of matter
- matter waves
- electron microscopes
12.3 Rutherford’s Model of the Atom
- gamma scattering experiment showed atoms are mostly space …
- Coulomb force (applicable in sub-atomic distances) holds electrons in orbit
12.4 Atomic Absorption and Emission Spectra
- continuous spectrum
- emission spectrum
- the Franck-Hertz experiment
- energy levels
- analyzing atomic spectrum
- analysis of absorption spectra
- fluorescence and phosphorescence
- lasers
12.5 The Bohr Model of the Atom
- the energy levels of hydrogen
- the Bohr model
- the wave-mechanical model of the hydrogen atom
- success of the Bohr model
12.6 Probability vs Determinism
- Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle
- probability and determinism
13.1 Radiation and Radioactive Decay
- radioactivity
- alpha decay: alpha particles -> smoke detectors
- binding energy
- beta decay: negatively charged electrons or positively charged electrons (positrons), neutrinos
- gamma decay: photons (no mass, no electrical charge)
- radiation detectors
- pair production and pair annihilation
- antimatter
13.2 Rate of Radioactive Decay
- half-life
- radioactive dating
- decay series
- medical applications of radioactivity
13.3 Working with Particles
- cyclotron and synchrocyclotron
- the TRIUMF cyclotron
- line accelerators
- synchrotrons
- synchrotron radiation
- particle detectors
13.4 Particle Interactions
- the electromagnetic force
- strong nuclear force
- weak nuclear force
13.5 The Particle Zoo
- particle classifications
- quarks and field particles
13.6 Case Study: Analyzing Elementary Particle Trajectories
13.7 The Standard Model and Grand Unified Theories
- the standard model
- grand unified theories
- a disturbing consequence of unification
- physics on a string
- frames of reference
- theory of special relativity
- simultaneity: two events that are simultaneous in one frame of reference are in general not simultaneous in a second frame moving along with respect to the first; simultaneity is not an absolute concept.
11.2 Relativity of Time, Length and Momentum
- time dilation
- the twin paradox
- length contraction / Lorentz contraction
- relativistic momentum
11.3 Mass and Energy: E = mc2
- conservation of mass-energy
11.4 The life and times of Albert Einstein
12.1 Foundations of Quantum Theory
- blackbody radiation
- Planck’s quantum hypothesis
- Einstein and the photoelectric effect
- photodiodes and digital cameras
- momentum of a photon: the Compton effect
- interactions of photons with matter
12.2 Wave Particle Duality
- the particle nature of electromagnetic waves
- principle of complementarity: to understand a specific experiment, one must use either the wave theory or the photon theory, but not both.
- the wave nature of matter
- matter waves
- electron microscopes
12.3 Rutherford’s Model of the Atom
- gamma scattering experiment showed atoms are mostly space …
- Coulomb force (applicable in sub-atomic distances) holds electrons in orbit
12.4 Atomic Absorption and Emission Spectra
- continuous spectrum
- emission spectrum
- the Franck-Hertz experiment
- energy levels
- analyzing atomic spectrum
- analysis of absorption spectra
- fluorescence and phosphorescence
- lasers
12.5 The Bohr Model of the Atom
- the energy levels of hydrogen
- the Bohr model
- the wave-mechanical model of the hydrogen atom
- success of the Bohr model
12.6 Probability vs Determinism
- Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle
- probability and determinism
13.1 Radiation and Radioactive Decay
- radioactivity
- alpha decay: alpha particles -> smoke detectors
- binding energy
- beta decay: negatively charged electrons or positively charged electrons (positrons), neutrinos
- gamma decay: photons (no mass, no electrical charge)
- radiation detectors
- pair production and pair annihilation
- antimatter
13.2 Rate of Radioactive Decay
- half-life
- radioactive dating
- decay series
- medical applications of radioactivity
13.3 Working with Particles
- cyclotron and synchrocyclotron
- the TRIUMF cyclotron
- line accelerators
- synchrotrons
- synchrotron radiation
- particle detectors
13.4 Particle Interactions
- the electromagnetic force
- strong nuclear force
- weak nuclear force
13.5 The Particle Zoo
- particle classifications
- quarks and field particles
13.6 Case Study: Analyzing Elementary Particle Trajectories
13.7 The Standard Model and Grand Unified Theories
- the standard model
- grand unified theories
- a disturbing consequence of unification
- physics on a string